A. All apiaries owned or kept within the city of Yucaipa shall be kept and located at a place at least one hundred (100) feet from all public roads (traveled portion), other than freeways, unless there are natural barriers to prevent bees from causing a nuisance or hazard to persons using the road and at a place at least two hundred (200) feet from all freeways.
B. All apiaries owned or kept within the city of Yucaipa shall be kept and located at a place at least five hundred (500) feet distant from the nearest house or building inhabited as a dwelling and shall not he kept and maintained at a lesser distance thereto unless the owner of the apiary first procures permission from the occupant or person using the building or house as a dwelling so to do.
C. All apiaries owned or kept within the city of Yucaipa near school yards or places where people congregate shall be located and maintained behind barriers (natural or otherwise) to cause bees to fly at a high altitude over such school yard or places where people congregate.
D. Abatement of Public Nuisance. No apiary shall be maintained or allowed to remain in any particular location in the city, but shall be moved to another location when the code enforcement officer determines that there are substantial numbers of bees from such apiary which are entering land other than where such apiary is situated and are causing a public nuisance to the extent that the health, safety or welfare of the public is endangered, or causing property damage through such violation. The code enforcement officer shall serve a written notice of the violation to the apiary owner or person in possession of the apiary requiring removal of the apiary within forty-eight (48) hours from the time the notice is served, all as provided in Section 6.18.035 of this chapter. (Ord. 182 § 2, 1998)